Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-29

personal and political rights are much
more secure theD the personal and politi-
cal lights of the operatives in the mining
and manufacturing regions elsewhere"
THE LABOR MOVEMENT.
"What about the labor movement, Mr..
Carlisle? What effect do you think 1t will
have in the next presidential election?"
"What was originally intended as Ia
Dor movement seems to have been con-
verted into mere political movement,
and is now being directed by ambitious
politicians. instead Of practical working
men. Labor organizations formed for
mutual Improvement and protection, for
the promotion Of social intercourse and
the material and moral advancement OF
their members are not only unobjeCtion-
able and meritorious, and should be en-
couraged. Laborers have G perfect right
to organize for the purpose OF controlling
their own BUSINESS, but when they
organize to control the business
of other people it is quite
different thing. When you speak Of the
labor movement IN connection with cleo
| tions l suppose you mean the exist Ing
! political labor movement, which [ regard
as very different thing from the Orgsnt-
cations which preceded it. Labor Or
CARNATIONS, in the real and proper sense
of the term, will continue to exist SIS
| long as mankind is doomed to toll, but
these political associations will crumble
| to pieces like all their predecessors.
They will never, in my opinion, be suffi
GENTLY strong or compact to control any
state or national election in this country.
In mere local elections they may
for awhile either elect their own candi-
dates or determine the contest between
the candidates of the other parties, but
| beyond this they will accomplish nothing
Some OF the measures proposed by this
new party are also advocated by both the
old ones, while others are opposed by
| by both the old ones and By an over
whelnling majority of the people. AS to
certain measures, therefore, the party is
entirely useless, aud to all Others it is ut
terly poWerless. Permanent political
parties can not be created by revo-
luton. They must grow spon-
|tsneously out of certain conditions
OF public affairs, and there are no
such conditions now existing in this coun-
try as to call for new party. II, how
ever, the Labor party should continue It's
organization until the presidential cleo
ton, and should nominate candidates, |
| do not SEE how 1t can lnlure the Demo
cracy, except possibly in the state of New
York. The vote of the Labor party will
be confined almost exclusively to tee
large cities, and they are generally 10
Gated in Republican states. 1t is true
tina. Baltimore, New Orleans, Louisville,
and other very considerable cities, are
situated in Democratic states, but
TIE new party will not be able
to control enough votes to give
any one of those states to the
Republicans. l Gm not sufficiently &C
quainted with the situation in New York
city to Justify me in expressing q positive
opinion concerning the effect OF the labor
vote there, but it Seems reasonable to
suppose that the old parties would lose
in about equal proportions according to
their numbers"
"Hsve you anything further to say On
political questions?n
"N2, not to-day. l have talked too
long already for the good of my health,
and must bid you good day"
And shaking hands with the gres'
statesman, the reporter left and drove
back to the city.